Public Art Archives

Social Justice and the Visual Arts
Raised by parents who emigrated from Liberia, West Africa as foreign exchange students in 1978, Lendeh finds inspiration from her African heritage and explores themes of identity in landscape, portraiture and pattern design. She was compelled... Read More

Transforming the Cardboard Box for "rise + fall"
Recently, mixed-media artist Adjoa Burrowes created an installation for the Kramer Gallery exhibition”rise + fall” composed of cardboard boxes and recycled paper-based materials. Below, Adjoa discusses her installation at Kramer Gallery and interest in working... Read More

Public Art as Intervention
With the development of the Public Art Roadmap and the recent announcement of our NEA Our Town award, we’ve been having many thought-provoking conversations about public art, urban design and our role as a local arts... Read More

Public Art as a Catalyst for Community Engagement
Michele Cohen, Ph.D is an public art expert who has been working with AHCMC and the Montgomery County Public Art Trust to manage the commissioning and conservation of the County’s broad collection of outdoor sculpture and two-dimensional... Read More

A "Red Orchard Wall" for Silver Spring's Fenton Street Urban Park
After issuing a Request for Design Qualifications to the public in October, The Public Arts Trust and the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County are pleased to announce the selection of an outstanding public art... Read More

Community Meeting on Dec. 4 for Fenton Street Public Art Proposals
The public is invited to attend the presentation of proposals for the Fenton Street Urban Park Public Art Replacement Project on December 4, 2014 from 6:30pm – 8:30pm in the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery of the... Read More